Press Releases 2015

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Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory services firm, announced today that it will merge with DGLF CPAs & Business Advisors, a full-service accounting firm specializing in construction and real estate, with offices in Nashville, Tennessee, and Orlando, Florida. The merger will become effective December 1, 2015.

Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory services firm, today announced that it will merge with Smart, Devine & Company, LLC, a full-service accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Philadelphia, effective December 1, 2015.

Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory services firm, today announced that it has merged with Frost, Ruttenberg & Rothblatt, P.C. (FROST), a full-service accounting firm with offices in Chicago and Deerfield, Illinois. The merger became effective November 1.

Nine Philadelphia companies have won 2015 Marcum Innovator of the Year Award, an annual program presented by Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory services firm, in partnership with SmartCEO magazine. This year's winners were announced tonight at a gala event at The Fillmore Philadelphia.

Thirty Philadelphia companies employing more than 6700 people and generating over $1 billion in annual revenues have been named finalists for 2015 Marcum Innovator of the Year Awards, a program presented by accounting firm Marcum LLP in partnership with SmartCEO magazine. This year's winners will be announced at a gala event at The Fillmore Philadelphia on October 27.

Marcum LLP and the Connecticut Technology Council tonight announced the winners of the 2015 Marcum Tech Top 40, an annual awards program recognizing the fastest growing technology companies in Connecticut. Results were unveiled at a gala reception at the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford.

The Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the second quarter of 2015 found that nonresidential construction is in vigorous recovery, with $686.9 billion spent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Arthur Brown, CPA, has joined Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory services firm, as an Assurance Services partner in the Firm's Los Angeles office. Mr. Brown will lead Marcum's Alternative Industry Group practice in California.

Carolyn Gusoff, an award-winning broadcast journalist covering Long Island for CBS2-TV and WLNY TV55, will sound the starting horn at the 10th Annual Marcum Workplace Challenge at Jones Beach State Park on July 28. The event is Long Island's largest corporate run-walk for charity as well as the region's largest office picnic.

Tax and Estate Planning experts from the Modern Family & LGBT Services Practice group at Marcum LLP responded to the financial implications of today's U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing same-sex marriage as a legal right in all 50 states.

Nanette Lee Miller, West Coast Partner-in-Charge of Assurance Services at Marcum LLP and National Founder & Co-Leader of the Firm's LGBT & Non-Traditional Family Practice Group, has been named one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business by the San Francisco Business Times. It is the third consecutive year that Ms. Miller has been so honored by the publication.

Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory services firm, today announced that it is expanding the Marcum Foundation from its historical roots in South Florida to become a nationwide charitable organization. The move will link the community service and charitable giving activities of all 17 U.S. Marcum offices under a unified umbrella.

The Marcum Commercial Construction Index forecasts that, despite a disappointing first quarter, the U.S. economy will strengthen in the second quarter and throughout the remainder or 2015, producing a better year overall for the U.S. construction industry.

Record numbers of presenting companies and attendees have registered for the 2015 Marcum MicroCap Conference, taking place May 27-28 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. The annual conference, which provides a forum for publicly traded companies under $500 million in market capitalization to network with the investment community, is presented by nationally ranked accounting firm Marcum LLP.

Accounting firm Marcum LLP today launched a television advertising campaign in key markets across the country. The Ask Marcum campaign, which also includes print, digital and billboard ads, showcases Marcum's expertise as a leading accounting and advisory firm serving public and private middle market companies, entrepreneurs, and high net worth individuals.

Richard S. Fuld, Jr., Chairman of Matrix Advisors and former Chairman of Lehman Brothers, will deliver the keynote address at the 2015 Marcum MicroCap Conference, taking place May 27-28 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

The Construction Services Practice of Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory firm, today released the results of its second annual analysis of construction industry employment trends, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) Survey.

The Marcum Foundation distributed over $31,000 to South Florida charities for the year ended December 31, the organization announced today. 2014 contributions brought the Foundation's total charitable distributions to over $700,000 since inception in 2005.

Total nonresidential construction spending was 6.6 percent higher in 2014 than in 2013 on a nonseasonally adjusted basis, with all signs pointing toward continued construction spending growth in 2015. This is the good news reported by the Marcum Commercial Construction Index for the fourth quarter of 2014, released today by accounting firm Marcum LLP.

Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory services firm, is pleased to announce that it is a Platinum Sponsor of the 27th Annual ROTH Conference, to be held March 8-11, 2015, at the Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, California.

New IRS rules for the capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property have particular ramifications for the real estate industry, according to Michael D'Addio, a Tax & Business Services Partner with Marcum LLP, a top accounting and advisory firm with a national real estate practice.

Four investment banks have signed on as Platinum Sponsors for this year's annual Marcum MicroCap Conference, taking place May 27-28 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. The conference is presented by Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory services firm.

Marissa Pepe Turrell, ASA, CVA, has joined Marcum LLP as an Advisory Services Director in the national accounting firm's Needham, Massachusetts office. She will play a lead role in providing law firms and in-house finance departments with litigation consulting, fraud and forensic services, and business valuation services for complex investigations and transactions.

Jeffrey C. Solomon, CPA, has been named Connecticut Partner-in-Charge of Assurance Services by Marcum LLP, a top national accounting and advisory services firm. Based in New Haven, Mr. Solomon will additionally be responsible for assurance services to clients of the Firm's Hartford and Greenwich offices.

To accommodate investor interest and provide a showcase for early stage growth companies, the annual Marcum MicroCap Conference this year is being expanded to include an additional day dedicated exclusively to highly vetted nanocap and pre-IPO enterprises. These companies will be highlighted on Day One, followed by presentations from more mature publicly traded microcap companies on Day Two.

Raffa - Marcum's Nonprofit & Social Sector Group's strength and competitive edge lies in the fact that we provide expertise and superior service across a variety of essential interrelated financial, technology and consulting competencies.

Marcum LLP announced that Raffa-Marcum's Nonprofit & Social Sector Group was named to the inaugural list of Real Leaders 100 Top Impact Companies, a collaboration of Real Leaders magazine, Big Path Capital, and B Lab.

Marcum LLP is one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the nation, with offices in major
business markets throughout the U.S., as well as Grand Cayman, China and Ireland.